Crane
(n.) A measure for fresh herrings, -- as many as will fill a barrel. |
Crane
(n.) A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck. |
Crane
(n.) A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and, while holding them suspended, transporting them through a limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc. |
Crane
(n.) An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over a fire. |
Crane
(n.) A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask. |
Crane
(n.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See Crotch, 2. |
Crane
(v. t.) To cause to rise |
Crane
(v. t.) To stretch, as a crane stretches its neck |
Crane
(v. i.) to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better |
Crane's-bill
(n.) The geranium |
Crane's-bill
(n.) A pair of long-beaked forceps. |
Hawk
(n.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk. |
Hawk
(v. i.) To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey |
Hawk
(v. i.) To make an attack while on the wing |
Hawk
(v. i.) To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances. |
Hawk
(v. t.) To raise by hawking, as phlegm. |
Hawk
(n.) An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise. |
Hawk
(v. t.) To offer for sale by outcry in the street |
Hawk
(n.) A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar. |
Hawk-eyed
(a.) Having a keen eye |
Hawk moth
() Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larvae are large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other bright colors, and often with a caudal spine. See Sphinx, also Tobacco worm, and Tomato worm. |
Hover-hawk
(n.) The kestrel. |
Sea hawk
() A jager gull. |
Vanner hawk
() The kestrel. |
Water crane
() A goose-neck apparatus for supplying water from an elevated tank, as to the tender of a locomotive. |
Winkle-hawk
(n.) A rectangular rent made in cloth |
| hawk | diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail |
| sparrow hawk Accipiter nisus | small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa |
Cooper's hawk
blue darter
Accipiter cooperii | bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight |
chicken hawk
hen hawk | nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry |
redtail red-tailed hawk
Buteo jamaicensis | dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail |
rough-legged hawk
roughleg
Buteo lagopus | large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers |
red-shouldered hawk
Buteo lineatus | North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders |
swallow-tailed kite
swallow-tailed hawk
Elanoides forficatus | graceful North American black-and-white kite |
marsh hawk
northern harrier
hen harrier
Circus cyaneus | common harrier of North America and Europe, nests in marshes and open land |
sparrow hawk American kestrel
kestrel Falco sparverius | small North American falcon |
pigeon hawk
merlin
Falco columbarius | small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail, used in falconry |
osprey
fish hawk
fish eagle
sea eagle Pandion haliaetus | large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years |
hawk owl
Surnia ulula | grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere |
nighthawk
bullbat
mosquito hawk | mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker |
| crane | large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world |
whooping crane
whooper Grus americana | rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call |
crane fly
daddy longlegs | long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite |
dragonfly
darning needle
devil's darning needle
sewing needle
snake feeder
snake doctor
mosquito hawk
skeeter hawk | slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest, adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. |
hawkmoth
hawk moth
sphingid
sphinx moth
hummingbird moth | any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed |
| crane | lifts and moves heavy objects, lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis |
| mortarboard hawk | a square board with a handle underneath, used by masons to hold or carry mortar |
| hawk nose | a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk |
Grus
Crane | a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix |
| ball hawk | a team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball |
hawk
war hawk | an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations |
Black Hawk
Makataimeshekiakiak | Sauk leader who in led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (-) |
Crane
Hart Crane
Harold Hart Crane | United States poet (-) |
| Crane Stephen Crane | United States writer (-) |
hawk's-beard
hawk's-beards | any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem, northern hemisphere |
cranesbill
crane's bill | any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium |
crane
stretch out | stretch (the neck) so as to see better, The women craned their necks to see the President drive by |
clear the throat
hawk | clear mucus or food from one's throat, he cleared his throat before he started to speak |
| hawk | hunt with hawks, the tribes like to hawk in the desert |
peddle
monger
huckster
hawk
vend
pitch | sell or offer for sale from place to place |
argus-eyed
hawk-eyed
keen-sighted
lynx-eyed
quick-sighted
sharp-eyed
sharp-sighted | having very keen vision, quick-sighted as a cat |